KDFI
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| KDFI | |
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| Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Branding | My27 |
| Slogan | My Shows...My Station...My27 |
| Channels | Analog: 27 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | MyNetworkTV |
| Owner | Fox Television Stations (New DMIC, Inc.) |
| First air date | January 26, 1981 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Dallas-Fort Worth Independent |
| Sister station(s) | KDFW |
| Former callsigns | KTWS-TV (1981-1984) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1981-2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 5000 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 517 m (analog) 495 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 17037 |
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| Website | www.kdfi27.com |
KDFI, channel 27, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated station licensed to Dallas, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The station is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox network outlet KDFW-TV (channel 4). Its transmitter is located in Cedar Hill. KDFI is on channel 7 on most cable systems in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
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[edit] History
KDFI signed on in 1981 as KTWS-TV with religious shows, public-affairs shows, and ABC, NBC, and CBS shows that were preempted by WFAA-TV, KXAS-TV, and KDFW-TV respectively. Channel 27 aired some limited local news, anchored by former WFAA anchor Bob Gooding. The station also broadcast public-domain movies during the day. At night, the station ran the Preview (TV channel), then later VEU subscription TV services. The station was owned by Liberty Television. In August 1984, the station's call sign changed to the present KDFI-TV.
In 1985, KDFI became a general entertainment station for the entire broadcast day. It began running low budget syndicated shows, old cartoons, and B Grade movies. The station continued to run pre-empted network shows as well, and had been able to balance its books.
In 1993, Argyle Television, which owned KDFW, began running programming on KDFI. KDFI was broadcasting mostly talk shows and newscasts delayed from KDFW.
When KDFW switched to Fox, the newscasts were dropped. KDFI continued the talk format while adding a few cartoons in the mornings and a few sitcoms as well. When Fox acquired KDFW in a group deal, the network moved Fox Kids programming to KDFI. By then, KDFI was a traditional independent station broadcasting cartoons, classic off network sitcoms, syndicated talk/reality shows, and movies.
The station continues this format today, though Fox Kids went to weekends only in 2002 and became Fox Box (now 4Kids TV) later in 2002. In 2000, when duopolies in television became legal, Fox bought KDFI outright.
[edit] My Network TV
On February 22, 2006, Fox announced that KDFI would be part of a new primetime network called MyNetworkTV which launched on September 5, 2006. My Network TV is operated by Fox Television Stations, Inc. and Twentieth Television.
The station began identifying itself on-air as "my 27" shortly after the announcement, reflecting the new network's naming conventions. A temporary logo using the circular 27 symbol and the word 'my' was created. The KDFI website changed its slogan to "Shows I Like are on my 27" accordingly. On Friday, July 7, KDFI officially changed its logo to the MyNetwork style four-square 'my 27' on air. MyNetworkTV ads also began running heavily on this date.
In addition, KDFI may carry Fox network programming should it be preempted by KDFW in the event of a local special or an emergency such as a breaking news story.
Prior to this affiliation, KDFI was the only News Corp.-owned station to be an independent, while all other News Corp. stations were affiliated with Fox or UPN.
George Lowe, the voice of Space Ghost in Cartoon Network's Space Ghost Coast to Coast, is the station's imaging voice.
[edit] Sports
Due to its Fox ownership, KDFI also broadcasts Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars games not carried by Fox Sports Net (with similar production).
The station also picked up the rights to air two Dallas Cowboys games that also aired on the NFL Network in the 2007-2008 season, along with the network's HDTV feed for those games. The games against the Green Bay Packers on November 29 and Carolina Panthers on December 22 were the highest-rated shows in the history of KDFI.
KDFI began airing a number of Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers games in high definition in early 2008.
[edit] Station Slogans
- Your Movie Station (1980s)
- The Talk Of Texas (1993-1996)
- Hot TV 27 (1996-1999)
- Cold Ice. Cool Game. Hot TV 27. (1996-1999; Used for its promotion of Dallas Stars games)
- Anything Can Happen (2002-2004)
- Get It On (2004-2005)
- Your Hometown Station (2005-2006)
- The Shows I Like Are On My27 (2006)
- My Shows...My Station...My27 (2006-Present)
[edit] References
- Shannon, Mike (January, 2004). Dallas-Fort Worth TV Station History. The History of Dallas-Fort Worth Radio and Television.
[edit] External links
- KDFI Official website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KDFI
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KDFI-TV
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